Buster’s Book Club

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Buster’s Book Club is making reading cool in Kent

More than 26,000 children and families in Kent and Medway will use the successful home reading initiative Buster’s Book Club in 2017. The KM Charity Team are still accepting applications from schools wishing to sign up.

The initiative is designed to make reading cool and sets children an individual home reading target depending on their year group. Children are then set a series of challenges throughout the year – these include inter-class and inter-school events, all of which culminate with an annual record attempt. The scheme is proving very effective at involving parents and engaging with pupils, particularly boys.

Prizes for the inter-school challenges include a visit by a storyteller, a hamper of books or free entry tickets to Leeds Castle or Silver Blades ice rink.

There is a small charge per class for schools signing up to Buster’s Book Club – to find out more complete the enquiry form below. You will be automatically emailed the information brochure.

Why is reading at home important for primary school pupils?

According to research by the National Literacy Trust:

“Overall, nearly 4 in 10 (37.5%) of those who never read outside class read below the level expected for their age.”

“Children and young people who read below the expected level for their age are four times as likely to say that they rarely or never read outside class (38.6%) compared with those who read above the level expected for their age (9.9%).”

“There are also clear relationships between children’s and young people’s reading skills and the length of time they read…..nearly nine times as many young people who read above the expected level for their age read for longer than one hour compared with young people who read below the expected level. Conversely, young people who read below the expected level for their age are three times as likely to say that they read for up to 10 minutes compared with young people who read above the expected level.”

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